Hydrophis lapemoides
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| Hydrophis lapemoides | |
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| Hydrophis lapemoides in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. lapemoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis lapemoides (JE Gray, 1849) | |
Hydrophis lapemoides is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the Persian Gulf sea snake.[2] This sea snake is native to the Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to the coasts of Thailand.[1]
Description
The adult can reach 110 centimeters in length. The body is yellow, olive, or gray in color, paler on the sides and belly, with olive to black banding. The juvenile has a yellow mark on the head. The tail is flattened.[3]
